Festive Foreign Film Fans

Mar 06 2025 47 ep. 41 mins 5
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Bob and Mark are regular American guys exploring different countries and cultures through the holiday experience of Christmas.  They enjoy festive movies, music, food, and customs.  Each episode features the two visiting a new international location.  It's like a global Christmas party!

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Season 2, Episode 17 - El Sistema Solar (Peru)

Mar 06 2025 38 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) A talking dog? A racing turtle? Pizza with ashes? A one-eyed bald man? What does this all have to do with Christmas? Find out this episode as we head out to one of the most biodiverse countries in the world to take on the Solar System or the Del Solar System. From the Andes Mountains to the Amazon Rainforest, it is Christmas Eve in Peru -- a

Season 2, Episode 16 - ? (Indonesia)

Feb 25 2025 46 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) When a movie is titled “?”, what is it called? Is it the symbol? Is it the words “question mark”? Or, is it just the desire for knowledge and answers? It is this and other questions that Festive Fans encounter on a visit to explore the rich vibrancy of the world’s largest island nation -- Indonesia. We review a complicated film that

Season 2, Episode 15 - Santa Claus in Baghdad (Iraq)

Feb 05 2025 43 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) The Festive Fans are travelling this episode to a locale that is not known as being either festive or much of a Christmas fan, but it is the cradle of civilization. It is the birthplace of the first laws, written language, rich history and archaeological sites. It is Iraq -- a country that the U.S. has been fighting for more than three decade

Season 2, Episode 14 - Circenisa Ziemassvetki “Accidental Santa” (Latvia)

Jan 25 2025 55 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) The Festive Fans get knocked down by the stunning beauty of Latvia but get up again to enjoy the infectious spirit and irresistible charm of the 2022 film Circenisa Ziemassvetki. We travel to the Baltic region this episode to explore a place we knew little about beforehand, a fact but that was never going to keep us down. Latvia is Eastern Eu

Season 2, Episode 13 - Merry Christmas, Yiwu (The People's Republic of China)

Jan 05 2025 48 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) 2025 kicks off in a big way with a big country. We travel this episode to one of the cradles of civilization. It’s a place with a rich history and a diverse geography. Considered to be one of the four exceptional civilizations, it has nearly 18% of the world population, spans the equivalent of five time zones, and borders fourteen countries

Season 2, Episode 12 - Live from Duke's!

Dec 25 2024 75 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) Live from Crystal Lake, IL, It's Festive Foreign Film Fans! Today's special holiday show is a recording of our first live show at Duke's Alehouse in Crystal Lake, IL. We want to thank Mike and Rusty from the "Snow in Southtown" podcast for letting us use their Vista Blue song "Crystal Lake"! It was a great crowd opener and perfect for our hos

Season 2, Episode 11 - Wajib (Palestinian Territory)

Dec 06 2024 44 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) For this episode, we travel to the Middle East and the region which today is known as the Palestinian Territory. In the same way that Festive Fans covered Russia and Ukraine last December, we wanted to visit another area in need of hope during this holiday season. Finding joy during times of war can be deeply challenging. What is ironic is ho

Season 2, Episode 10 - Des hommes et des dieux "Of Gods and Men" (Algeria)

Nov 24 2024 45 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) During this week of Thanksgiving, we are grateful to learn so much this episode, really, especially for a holiday week. We are spending our Black Friday just basking in these hard truths. After a vain search for a Colonial Christmas movie, we really learned what the Pilgrims thought about Yuletime festivities – that they should be banned. I

Season 2, Episode 9 - To tango ton Hristougennon "The Christmas Tango" (Greece)

Nov 05 2024 46 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) Greece is the word, is the word that you heard In honor of our good friend Liz Schuh, the Festive Fans visit the homeland and the cradle of Western civilization this episode. We head to the Greek islands, past Athens and those incredible ancient Acropolis and Parthenon ruins, and onto the sun-drenched beaches, the piercing blue skies, and the

Season 2, Episode 8 - Gone Shopping (Singapore)

Oct 24 2024 39 mins  
Festive Fans Unite! (send us a message) The Festive Fans are getting steamy this episode, but not in the way you might think. Unless you mean a penis panic. The boys are off to the balmy island state of Singapore where the Christmas celebrations are full of warm memories, but mostly from the temperature. This tropical country is over the top in its Yule-themed festivities, from the